Studio world

Studio photography has always seemed like a cop out to me when you have a  big wide world and it’s natural illumination to use.  So it was with a not so open mind that I turned up at this weekend’s photography workshop which was all about studio...

Back to basset basics

Although I’ve lugged my camera with me on our daily walks, it’s felt like an age since I last took time to photograph the bassets.  It was of course the perfect excuse to avoid getting back to the office to do some work.  With glorious morning light and...

The early birds

Procrastination is one of my favourite things – I can find all sorts of reasons and activities to put off doing the really hard stuff.  All week I’ve been avoiding writing a pitch document for some new work.  It’s potentially a great gig but to...

Natural poker

I’ve never been a poker player but I figure that’s what nature’s been playing this week with the weather.  Saying one thing and doing another.  Whilst the barometer shows high pressure we are blanketed in cloud.  When the forecasters say rain and...

Evening light

I hate missing class.  It makes me feel like an outsider who isn’t in on the joke.  Not that there was a joke and I’m able to catch up with what I missed being away last week in Sydney.  Last night’s class was to photograph in changing light as...